The Column
You! Be the Judge is a fun, over the top column basedon real court cases from around the world. It combines
the sitcom, courtroom drama and whodunit to explore
controversial legal issues that affect everybody's lives.
The topics span all sections of law including employment,
crime, family, personal injury and human rights.
You! Be the Judge first saw the light of day back in 1994
as a syndicated newspaper column. Universally acclaimed
as one of the top readership columns in North America,
You! Be the Judge hit 84%-91% of the readership in most
of the papers in which it was published! Its success in print
spurred the creation of You! Be the Judge products spanning
multiple media outlets. Today, You! Be the Judge can be enjoyed
as a print column, a radio syndication program, video series,
audio and comic strip animation, classroom program and
customized web column.
The Team
Elissa Bernstein
Elissa is a lawyer and sitcom writer,
a fortuitous combination for You! Be the Judge.
Elissa is the principal writer of You! Be the Judge.
With her well honed sensitivity to the changes in
society and how law reflects those changes, mixed with her
wonderful humor, Elissa's columns hook the readers from the
first sentence and don't let them go until they've launched
into a hot debate over the issues.
a fortuitous combination for You! Be the Judge.
Elissa is the principal writer of You! Be the Judge.
With her well honed sensitivity to the changes in
society and how law reflects those changes, mixed with her
wonderful humor, Elissa's columns hook the readers from the
first sentence and don't let them go until they've launched
into a hot debate over the issues.
Award winning nationally syndicated columnist,
lawyer, radio commentator and author. Creator
of 12 different content columns including opinion
columns and full page op-ed features, Claire has
also written infotainment columns for syndication in major dailies
across North America.
lawyer, radio commentator and author. Creator
of 12 different content columns including opinion
columns and full page op-ed features, Claire has
also written infotainment columns for syndication in major dailies
across North America.
